Yoga for Beginners

The physical and mental conditioning of regular yoga practice is a boon to adventure seekers who like to fly through the air.

As a yoga teacher and a longtime student, Erica Rodefer Winters has learned that her body is the best expert about what is right for her.

Sometimes a little shift can make a big difference in how things feel. Sage Rountree explores what happens when you shake up a traditional asana.

So you think you can't do yoga? Flexibility develops over time. Practicing Janu Sirsasana is a start.

Can't sleep? Yoga practice and philosophy can help you let go and find rest.

Add Upward Extended Foot Pose (Urdhva Prasarita Padasana) to your practice for flat abs.

You can always find joy inside of you, if you just take the time to tap into it, writes Erica Rodefer Winters. This week, she shares 5 poses that help her find happiness when she's feeling blue.

Keep young and aging bones healthy with these yoga poses.

Boost energy by strengthening and lengthening the side body in Utthita Parsvakonasana.

Balance, strengthen, and lengthen in Half Moon Pose.

Going for a hike? Take your practice where it's never gone before and try these poses on your outdoor adventure.

When you bring awareness to your alignment and intention, there's plenty of work to do in Sukhasana.

Establish a regular personal practice, and yoga's benefits—including a steady mind and strong, flexible body—will come.

Prep for and gradually work your way into Four-Footed Pose.

Erica Rodefer Winters shares basics about yoga for aspiring yogis.

Learn to embrace the opposing actions of Virabhadrasana I.

Build the power and foundation you need to transition between poses.

The 2012 Yoga in America study revealed the main reasons people come to yoga, with flexibility, general conditioning, and stress relief, among them. Erica Rodefer Winters wonders why people don't know about the deeper benefits yoga, like more balanced emotional states and better relationships.

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For the best benefits, learn to work twists like Half Lord of the Fishes Pose deeply in two directions.

From Ashtanga to Vini, find your fit from the many types of yoga.

Relieve a tension headache with this yoga sequence designed for focused relaxation.

Virabhadrasana III (Warrior III) can help us both watch our habitual patterns and work to change them. Sage Rountree explains how.

Transform tight or achy neck and shoulders with this dynamic hands-free vinyasa sequence.

These stretches can help.

Find balance between strength and flexibility in Adho Mukha Svanasana.

Your breath is a window into your mental and emotional state. Erica Rodefer Winters tells explains how she follows her breath's signals to come back into balance.

Feel ease and increase flexibility in your hips with three propped hip-opening poses.

Learn to approach your edge with ease in Baddha Konasana.

You'll feel calmer and more centered after these practices.

Yoga helps swimmers, rowers, and kayakers build needed core strength and relieve upper-body aches and pains.

Connect with the warmth of the sun as you nourish your body and spirit with this revitalizing sequence.

Free yourself from ordinary back pain by doing these five simple poses each day.

Road tripping? Leave stiff muscles behind with these poses targeted at car-bound bodies.

A young yoga practitioner injures herself and then learns to listen to her body instead of her head by taking the word 'should' out of her practice.

No one ever increased flexibility by flopping. Learn to fold with awareness into Prasarita Padottanasana.

Stave off back and neck pain with better posture.

Learn one simple alignment technique and three common poses to ensure pain-free backbends.

For the fullest experience of yoga and a deep connection with your vital energies, Savasana is one posture you can't live without.

Prepare yourself for life's inevitable storms by cultivating better balance and stability.

"Vinyasa" doesn't translate as fast and furious. See how it can help you move with skill into a seated pose.

Hips don't lie, and Tree Pose lets them sing their truth. Work withing your body's limitations for steadiness.

Relieve anxiety naturally with poses that unlock your breath.

Get your inner glow on with gently flowing, quieting Moon Salutations.

Seriously.

Quiet your mind to start hearing to the conversation happening in your body in Warrior I.

Utilize these yoga four poses to jump start your work day and incorporate yoga for the office.

We can't give you more PTO, but we can teach you how to cruise into Supta Baddha Konasana to recharge.

Twister, anyone? The pose that ties you up in knots also loosens up your mind, as you ride the wave of wobble.

Alignment is essential for the health of the knees. Unfortunately, practicing Triangle Pose too often without its counterpose can create an imbalance in the joint. Lean how to stay safe.

Grit your teeth and curse your teacher or give your body the support it needs to get more out of the pose.

Learn the basics of Eka Pada Adho Mukha Svanasana, a purely American invention in an ancient Indian tradition.

Create a stable base, and you'll be free to expand ecstatically into Wild Thing.

Numbness and pain in your arms or hands may stem from upper-body tension. Learn to gently release it.

Learn to pay more attention to how you come in and out of Uttanasana and less to where you end up.

Feel the language barrier when you enter the yoga studio? These 5 words are a good place to start breaking it.

No time to do everything? Take a few minutes to do nothing in Viparita Karani.

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Learn the grounding and backbending actions of Fish Pose for focus, energy, and a mood boost.

Stretch your hamstrings without straining your spine. Learn the basics of Supta Padangusthasana.